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(2013·宜春五校聯(lián)考)Technology is making life easier for some dairy farmers.They use robotic systems to milk their cows.Cows are trained to follow a series of paths that lead to milking stations.Only one cow at a time can enter a station.

Once inside，the cow is rewarded with food.As the cow eats，a robotic arm cleans and connects the animal to the milking machine.A few minutes later，milking is complete.The gate is opened，the cow is released and the next cow enters.

The robotic systems are designed to operate 24 hours a day.The cows get to decide when they want to be milked.Cows are milked an average of about three times a day.Some are milked four to six times a day.

The cows wear collars around their necks that identify them to the system.A computer keeps records on their eating and milking.A cow is released from the station if the computer decides it should not be milked.

The automated system also measures the temperature and color of freshly produced milk.Milk is thrown away if it does not pass the tests.

Professor Plaut believes the systems will appeal especially to the next generation of farmers.She means young people who are more interested in technology and less interested in working all the time on the farm.Still，she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use.

Doug and Tina Suhr have more than 100 cows on their family farm.Last year it became the fourth farm in southeast Minnesota to get a robotic milking system.A recent story in a local agricultural newspaper said the first robot costs 175,000 dollars.The second costs 150,000 dollars.

Doug told AgriNews that wages that would have been paid for one employee in five years will pay for one robot.He says the increase in milk production reaches a high of more than six kilograms per cow per day.

1.From the first paragraph，we can infer ________.

A．the robotic system is designed to reduce labor

B．cows can be raised by robots in the future

C．robots direct cows into milking stations

D．cows are kept clean by robots on some farms

2.Besides milking cows，the robotic system also can ________.

A．adjust the temperature of milking stations

B．judge the quality of fresh milk

C．improve the appetite of cows

D．keep fresh milk for two weeks

3.Why is the robotic system not popular now?

A．Because young people have no interest in it.

B．Because it is difficult to learn how to use it.

C．Because people can't afford to buy it.

D．Because it usually causes the waste of milk.

4.According to Doug，what is the wage of an employee per year?

A．$150,000～$175,000.

B．over $75,000.

C．$150,000～$30,000.

D．$30,000～$35,000.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】隨著科技的發(fā)展，一些奶農(nóng)利用機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)來(lái)給奶牛擠奶。

1.A解析　第一段開頭講到，科技使一些奶農(nóng)生活更輕松。他們使用機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)來(lái)給奶牛擠奶。由此可推知設(shè)計(jì)這種系統(tǒng)是為了減少人們的勞動(dòng)量。

2.2】B 解析　由第五段內(nèi)容可知，這個(gè)自動(dòng)化系統(tǒng)還能測(cè)量新產(chǎn)出來(lái)的牛奶的溫度和顏色。如果沒(méi)有通過(guò)測(cè)試，牛奶就被扔掉，故答案為B項(xiàng)。

3.3】C解析　根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段中的“Still，she says the price of robotic milking systems will continue to limit their use.”可知，它現(xiàn)在不流行是因?yàn)槿藗冑I不起這種設(shè)備。

4.4】D解析　根據(jù)最后一段中的“wages that would have been paid for one employee in five years will pay for one robot”可以大致計(jì)算出來(lái)。按每臺(tái)175 000美元，工人每年工資應(yīng)為35 000美元；按每臺(tái)150 000美元，則工人每年工資為30 000美元。